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Beliefs on causes of diseaseSupernatural· They believed that many diseases were caused by evil spirits entering the body.Evidence: Papyrus Ebers and Books of ThothNatural· Doctors believed that the human body may be full of channels, (as they knew their were vessels carrying blood and other things) like the irrigation system of the River Nile.· They thought that if the channels got blocked, a person became ill in the way that if an irrigation channel gets blocked, water cannot flow to the crops.Evidence: Papyrus Ebers and Nile…read more

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New FeaturesDoctorsEgyptians had specific people to treat the sick. These were mostlypriests. Evidence: Papyrus Ebers.HygienePriests would wash a few times a day, changed clothes regularly andshave their whole bodies which prevented lice- however this wasmore for religious and comfort reasons than a link to hygiene.Some anatomy knowledgeThey had some anatomical knowledge because of their religiousbeliefs which required them to keep dead bodies in good condition(as they would be needed in the afterlife). They took out majororgans such as brain, heart, liver, lungs.Physical causes of diseaseEvidence: Papyrus Ebers.Form of writingHieroglyphics meant they could record medical findings.…read more

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Factors Affecting Medicine Factor Effect Helped/HinderedSettlers- lived in cities and Efficient farming meant Helped.developed farming people could stay in on place and devote most or all of their life to medicine.Religion Taking out all major organs Helped. meant knowledge was gained of basic anatomy.Religion Hindered knowledge of Hindered. anatomy because bodies could not be dissected (body must be preserved for afterlife).Location: River Nile Helped them think of the Helped. body as a series of channels.…read more